عينُO eye جوديpour forth generously بِعبرةٍwith a tear ونحيبand sobbing
عينُ جودي بِعبرةٍ ونحيب
لاdo not تملّيgrow weary عَلىover الأمينthe trustworthy one النجيبِthe noble one
لا تملّي عَلى الأمين النجيبِ
O eye, pour forth tears and sobbing.
The eye of my bounty weeps and laments
Do not tire of mourning the trustworthy, noble one.
Cease not your flowing for the trusty friend
فَجَعتنيbereaved me المنونُdeath بالفارسِof the horseman المعthe distinguished (word begins)
فَجَعتني المنونُ بالفارسِ المع
لمِ(completes 'distinguished') يومَon the day of الهياجِbattle's tumult والتثويبِand the rallying cry
لمِ يومَ الهياجِ والتثويبِ
Death has bereaved me of the distinguished horseman
Grief for the noble horseman fills me with woe
On the day of battle's tumult and the rallying cry.
On the day of turmoil and donning armor
عصمةُrefuge of الناسِthe people وَالمعينُand the helper علىagainst الدهtime (word begins)
عصمةُ الناسِ وَالمعينُ على الده
رِ(completes 'time') وَغيثُand rain for المحرومthe deprived والمحروبِand the despoiled
رِ وَغيثُ المحروم والمحروبِ
The people's refuge, and their helper against
The protector of mankind, the helper against harm
Time, and rain for the deprived and the despoiled.
A raincloud for the deprived and war-torn lands
قُلsay لأهلِto the people of الضراءِhardship وَالبؤسِand misery موتواdie!
قُل لأهلِ الضراءِ وَالبؤسِ موتوا
قَدalready سَقتهgave him to drink المنونdeath كأسthe cup of شعوبِShaʿūb (a name for Death)
قَد سَقته المنون كأس شعوبِ
Tell those in hardship and misery: “Die!”
Say to the people of adversity and misery, die
Death has already given him the cup of Shaʿūb to drink.
Death has served the cup of nations to him